A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Zambia forward Barbra Banda joins Orlando Pride for £581,000 - the second-most expensive women's transfer in history.

Fredrick Omungu opened his business in the morning to discover the animal hiding under the counter.

Dozens of gunmen rode through the school seizing children as young as eight, witnesses say.

There have been widespread protests since the president postponed the election last month.